Armed confrontation: Norwich police responded after getting a call from a suicide hotline worker reporting that an armed and despondent man planned to die by “suicide-by-cop.” After learning Razzino’s identity, dozens of officers surrounded his home, while others evacuated the Cedar Glen apartment complex. After being contacted by telephone, Razzino twice fired through his door at officers on an outside second-floor landing and stairwell. He then opened his door and pointed his gun at officers. When an officer shot at Razzino, he retreated into his apartment then opened fire through his kitchen window, using a semi-automatic rife. Ley was hit four times and went down. Officer Christopher Merrill returned fire, which let Officer Kyle Besse take Ley down the stairs to safety. Ley was taken by ambulance to The William W. Backus Hospital and later flown to Yale-New Haven Hospital. State police, including a SWAT team, were summoned to reinforce Norwich officers. Razzino killed himself after an 11-hour standoff. No one else was injured.

Recovery: Ley was released from Yale-New Haven on Jan 10. “He had more bullets in him than days in the hospital,” Norwich Police Capt. Patrick Daley said at the time. Outside the hospital, Ley received a salute from 40 officers who had gathered from across the state. Ley’s recovery took several months, including surgeries on his wounded hand and to remove a bullet from his shoulder. Ley returned to work Sept. 9, about eight months later.

Quotable: Forty-six Norwich officers involved in the standoff received a critical incident pin at an awards ceremony in July. “We wear this to remember what we did on that day,” Daley said then. “It was a difficult day. … Please wear this pin with pride.”

Update: Ley has returned to full duty with the Norwich police, and he is now serving as a detective. The New London state’s attorney is continuing to investigate the shooting but has not issued a report.